Junior:
NCAA First Round Qualifier in the steeplechase • Earned a personal
best in the steeplechase at the Raleigh Relays to lead the team in the event in
8:57.29 • Raced a PR in the 1,500 at the Kent Taylor Outdoor Invitational
as he finished in 3:51.65 • Competed in the inaugural McAfee Mile and
earned PR of 4:05.60 • Earned All-ACC honors in the 3,000 with his third-place and new personal
record 8:09.84 • Also competed in the mile with an indoor season-best 4:11.13
at an exclusive mile invitational • Competed in three consecutive meets for
Carolina during the cross country season, including the Notre Dame
Invitational, the Wisconsin Invitational and the ACC Championships • Placed
58th at the conference meet • Raced a new personal best in the 8K at Wisconsin,
finishing in 24:34.

Sophomore: Ran in two races for the Tar
Heels in 2011 cross country • Finished 48th at the Florida Mountain Dew
Invitational • Finished 60th at ACC Cross Country Championships • Ran the 3,000
Steeplechase at the ACC Outdoor Championships in 9:19.25 • Competed in the mile
and 3,000 for the indoor season.

Freshman: Finished 68th at ACC Championships
• Finished 78th out of more than 200 runners at Wisconsin Adidas Invite •
Finished 105th at NCAA Pre- National Invite • Competed at the ACC Indoor
Championships in the mile • Did not compete during the outdoor season

Prep: A two-time qualifier for the
Footlocker National Cross Country Championships • Finished 11th in 2009 • The
2009 state cross country champion and a member of the 2009 state track and
field team champions • Has personal records of 1:53.82 in the 800, 4:12.04 in
the 1,600, and 8:58 in the 3,200.

Personal: Majoring in economics • Steven
Michael Magnuson is the son of Gert and Mike Magnuson • Has one sister and one
brother • Participates in the Carolina Leadership Academy • Born June 25,
1991.